IAM Security Architect

Job description

At client we invest in the humans who build the logic ideas and innovations that bring new technologies to life As a Principal Security Architect you will be instrumental in bringing innovative ideas to fruition Your role will be central to the successful integration of disruptive technologies within the organization As part of the Identity and Access Management team you will lead to the expansion of the usage of CFG standard identity services and drive improvements across CFG workforce security posture

We are looking for a technical leader to define implement review advise and guide implementation of secure architecture for IAM products A successful candidate will take a strong handson role act as a trusted partner between IAM and business Engineering Security Compliance and Risk to name a few teams to deliver enterprise level solutions that delight internal customers as well as maintain security consistently across CFG

Youre made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself You will be capable of working across multiple technological domains to develop a solution and present the design Additionally you will be responsible for providing deep technical knowledge and architectural design mentorship at a platform and portfolio level and will be a key contributing IAM security architect on large complex projects with a variety of components

Primary responsibilities include

Develop and Design Secure platform architectures ensuring that architecture is consistent with enterprise architecture standards guidelines and principles

Review Architecture and Implementations for consistency to CFG security standards

Develop standards recommendations requirements and security guidance in support of business activities

Evaluate design and test IAM technologies to ensure secure scalable and cost-effective solutions

Guide IAM integration for new tools and systems including configuration debugging and deployment

Perform security assessments on projects across multiple CFG business product lines

Participate in code and design reviews with teams of software network and cloud engineers to ensure that solutions meet enterprise IAM and security standards

Collaborate with application teams across CFG to guide the direction of designing secure products

Collaborate with other functional teams leadership and engineers to ensure solutions align with organizational goals and user needs

Contribute to technology direction develop architecture and influence implementation to gain measurable business improvements

Stay ahead of industry trends to advise CFG identity strategies and strengthen the company security posture

Qualifications Education Certifications andor Other Professional Credentials

8 years of professional Security Identity experience with 5 years as a Principal Architect

Experience designing security and identity solutions for 10K headcount organizations

Extensive experience designing and implementing IAM solutions in enterprise environments with strong knowledge of identity lifecycle access control authentication and hybrid cloud security

Demonstrable experience in leading IAM modernization initiatives encompassing Active Directory Entra ID Single Sign On MFA Privileged Identity Management and Zero Trust

Experience with IAM tools such as SailPoint Okta CyberArk HashiCorp Entra ID and Active Directory preferred

Strong working knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks including GDPR NIST and ISO 27001 and their application to enterprise identity preferred

Familiar with public cloud platforms eg AWS Entra Google Cloud Platform and Continuous IntegrationContinuous Delivery CICD practices preferred

Deep understanding of Zero Trust SD WAN and SASE approaches and platforms preferred

Industry certifications like CISSP CISM CCSP AWS Azure or Google Cloud Platform highly valued